Billy Cowan vs. Farmer Vaughn — Career Comparison

Billy Cowan
Silent GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueCenter Fielder
Farmer Vaughn
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Billy Cowan and Farmer Vaughn are closely matched on the surface stats. Farmer Vaughn posted stronger numbers in OPS (.672 vs .662) and on-base percentage (.307 vs .274). Billy Cowan had the advantage in slugging (.387 vs .365). By the career numbers, Farmer Vaughn had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Billy Cowan and Farmer Vaughn

Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
493
236.07
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
915
150.62
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
1253
600
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3645
600
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1190
569.83
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3454
568.56
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
281
134.56
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
946
155.72
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
189
90.5
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
119.34
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
44
21.07
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
24.2
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
3.83
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
8.72
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
19.15
Farmer Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.46
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
44.05
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
221
36.38
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Farmer Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Farmer Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Farmer Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
128.27
61.42
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
404.07
66.51
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
461
220.75
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1262
207.74
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
335
160.42
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1111
182.88
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Farmer Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.365
0.365
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.656
0.656
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.672
0.672
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Farmer Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
0.57
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
131
62.73
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
474
78.02
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
125
59.86
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
86.42
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
216
103.43
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
978
160.99
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
124.42
59.58
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454.33
74.79
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.92
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
2.3
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
50
23.94
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
151
24.86
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.79
Farmer Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
297
142.22
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
27.33
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
4.22
4.22
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.96
21.96
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.87
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
4.28
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.44
Farmer Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.14
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.14
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
15.14
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.83
Farmer Vaughn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
25
11.97
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
15.14
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 600 PA
68
68
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Billy Cowan and Farmer Vaughn

Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.31
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
935
1.09
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.97
Farmer Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7442
27
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23163
27
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2480.2
9
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7721
9
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
677
2.46
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4552
5.31
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.07
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
0.93
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Farmer Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
0.35
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
710
2.58
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5653
6.59
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
2.53
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5351
6.24
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.03
98.03
Farmer Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.66
94.66
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.928
1.928
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.723
5.723
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.24
74.24
Farmer Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.26
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Farmer Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
0.24
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Cowan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Farmer Vaughn
Career
Per 9 Innings
719
0.84
Billy Cowan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Farmer Vaughn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
0.52